Correctional Science - Certificate of Achievement
Description The Certificate in Correctional Science prepares students for a career within the criminal justice system. Courses within the program acquaint students with the American Correctional system, criminal behavior, incarceration, rehabilitation, the role of correctional science practitioners, procedural and constitutional rights of inmates, and juvenile correctional procedures. Successful completion of the Correctional Science Certificate enables students to directly pursue occupations within the corrections field as correctional officers and jailers. Program Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to: Demonstrate critical thinking ski
Courses
- CJ 1 — Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- CJ 10 — Violence in America
- CJ 3 — Criminal Court Process
- CJ 51 — Introduction to Corrections
- CJ 53 — Correctional Law
- CJ 55 — Crime and Delinquency
- CJ 56 — Correctional Interviewing and Counseling
- CJ 57 — Probation and Parole
- CJ 58 — Social Equity and the Criminal Justice System
- CJ 6 — Juvenile Procedures
- SOC 17 — Sociology of Crime